‘Invasion of privacy’: Women say they found a hidden camera in bathroom of B.C. Airbnb

Airbnb.Vancouver resident Jamie Gladman booked a place on the Sunshine Coast in March for her 30th birthday and she needed a place that could accommodate a large group.“It had about 15 (reviews), but it was really good ratings,” she told Global News. “So I just figured it’s a newer place, but like it has good reviews, good ratings.

It looked nice, so I booked it and was quick to correspond with the host, so (I) didn’t see any issues.”The house in Sechelt could accommodate the group of 13 and two dogs and they booked it for two nights.On the second night, Kennedy Calwell, who made a TikTok video of the incident, said they discovered a hidden camera in the bathroom, facing the shower.“One of our friends, Becca, she had just watched a video, I think, the day before, kind of talking about hidden cameras and how small they are and how they can be found anywhere, like in a showerhead, in an outlet,” Calwell said.“So she had seen one in an outlet before, and that’s why she started looking around the house and found one in an outlet in the bathroom.”Gladman said there were other issues with the house that also concerned them.She said it was dirty when they arrived and had not been cleaned.She said the host was not responding to their messages in a timely manner.

There was random artwork on the walls in strange places and big pieces of art nailed to the wall in some of the bedrooms.One of their friends took a shower in one of the bathrooms and when she got out, Gladman said she could see a racial slur in the condensation on the mirror.“And then there was a crack in the outlet in that washroom,” Gladman added. “So that’s what prompted her to have a look.